Labiinae
Labia minor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Spongiphoridae
Subfamily: Labiinae
Burr, 1909
Genera

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Labiinae, whose members are commonly known as little earwigs,[1] is a moderately sized subfamily of earwigs in the suborder Forficulina.[2] It is a cosmopolitan family, whose members are small, winged earwigs, generally less than 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) in length.[3]

Genera

This subfamily includes the following genera:[4]

  • Chaetolabia Brindle, 1972
  • Circolabia Steinmann, 1987
  • Isolabella Verhoeff, 1902
  • Labia Leach, 1815
  • Paralabella Steinmann, 1990
  • Paraspania Steinmann, 1985
  • Sphingolabis de Bormans, 1883
  • Spirolabia Steinmann, 1987

References

  1. "Discover Life - Dermaptera: Labiidae - Little earwig". Discover Life. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  2. See first entry in external links section for reference.
  3. Allaby, Michael (1999). A Dictionary of Zoology.
  4. Hopkins, H.; Maehr, M. D.; Haas, F.; Deem, L. S. "family Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902". Dermaptera Species File. Retrieved 7 January 2017.


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